Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1724G

Kerry Group PLC

02 May 2014

 



REGULATORY Announcement

2 May, 2014

Kerry Group plc Result of Annual General Meeting

The Directors of the Company wish to announce that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company, held on Thursday 1 May 2014, were passed. 

All resolutions were approved on a show of hands at the meeting. The results of the proxy votes received in advance of the meeting are reported below.

RESOLUTION		FOR	AGAINST	WITHHELD
1	Report and Accounts	93,682,044	15,050	113,512
2	Declaration of Dividend	93,697,298	650	112,658
3(a)	To re-elect Mr Michael Ahern	68,637,917	25,052,962	119,727
3(b)	To re-elect Dr Hugh Brady	92,696,318	994,561	119,727
3(c)	To re-elect Mr James Devane	68,682,369	25,008,510	119,727
3(d)	To re-elect Mr John Joseph O Connor	69,272,140	24,412,523	125,943
4(a)	To re-elect Mr Denis Buckley	87,532,789	6,158,590	119,227
4(b)	To re-elect Mr Gerry Behan	90,642,922	3,048,257	119,427
4(c)	To re-elect Mr Michael Dowling	70,032,637	23,117,693	660,276
4(d)	To re-elect Ms Joan Garahy	93,388,198	303,181	119,227
4(e)	To re-elect Mr Flor Healy	90,649,898	3,041,281	119,427
4(f)	To re-elect Mr James Kenny	93,446,410	244,469	119,727
4(g)	To re-elect Mr Stan McCarthy	91,287,642	1,726,402	796,562
4(h)	To re-elect Mr Brian Mehigan	90,652,804	3,037,765	120,037
4(i)	To re-elect Mr Philip Toomey	93,394,658	296,721	119,227
5	Remuneration of Auditors	92,834,789	857,543	118,274
6	Ordinary Resolution (Remuneration Report)	90,324,626	1,550,528	1,935,452
7	Ordinary Resolution (Section 20 Authority)	92,142,603	1,112,380	555,623
8	Special Resolution (Disapplication of Section 23)	92,363,736	889,529	557,341
9	Special Resolution (To authorise the company to make market purchases of its own shares)	90,192,898	3,395,743	221,965
10	Special Resolution (To approve the proposed amendment to the Articles of Association)	93,110,698	142,131	557,777

The "Vote Withheld" option is provided to enable abstention on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that a "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.

The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the AGM circulated to shareholders on 3 April 2014.

In accordance with the Listing Rules, copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM have been forwarded to both the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK's National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at the following locations:

Companies Announcement Office

Irish Stock Exchange

28 Anglesea Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

and

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

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For further information please contact:

Brian Durran, Company Secretary, Kerry Group plc. Tel no:  [phone] Email:  [e-mail] Kerry Web Site:  www.kerrygroup.com

 

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